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August 13th is always a special day for Guarani, regardless of the club's current form, currently bottom of the Brazilian Série B. With a goal by Careca in the 36th minute of the first half of the second final against Palmeiras, at Brinco, Guarani repeated the score of the first leg (1-0) and became the first club from the interior to lift the trophy of the most important championship in Brazil. No one imagined that Guarani would be the Brazilian champion in 1978, in a championship with 74 teams, you had the great Internacional team, led by the soccer star Falcão. The rival from Campinas, Ponte Preta, had a great team, with players from the Brazilian national team. Guarani in 1978 was assembled by coach Carlos Alberto Silva, with a great team, starting with goalkeeper Neneca, in the midfield, with the old-fashioned number 10, Zenon, what a player, you had Renato Pé Murcho, a national team player, and the 17-year-old kid coming from the youth team, a guy called Careca, number 9, top scorer for Guarani, the 1978 champion. Especially in the third phase of the 1978 Brazilian Championship, when Guarani won the field and won 11 consecutive victories, beating Internacional away from home, and beating Vasco da Gama. In the quarterfinals, they eliminated Sport with two victories. In the semifinals, they repeated the feat and beat Vasco da Gama in both games, with a show by midfielder Zenon. And in the final, they faced Palmeiras, with goalkeeper Emerson Leao and soccer star Jorge Mendonça. In the first game, they beat Palmeiras at Morumbi by 1-0, with a goal from Zenon on a penalty kick. Then, at their stadium, Brinco de Ouro, they won again by 1-0, with a goal from top scorer Careca, who has 13 goals in the competition. Guarani became the first team from the interior and the only one to be crowned Brazilian champion, with all due respect! ---------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 - Opening 00:14 - Theme presentation 00:33 - Losing to Ponte Petra in 77 01:36 - Montage for 1978 03:06 - Brazilian regulations 78 04:15 - Brasileirão 78 10:12 - Guarani x Palmeiras 13:38 - Guarani's campaign 14:12 - The year 1979 14:36 - Closing 15:34 - BONUS ----------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe and keep binge-watching! The other videos on the channel are unmissable! ⤵️ BOTAFOGO's Trajectory to the 2024 LIBERTADORES TITLE • Almada, Luiz Henrique and Artur Jorge and... COUTINHO and the 1978 World Cup! DID BRAZIL DESERVE TO WIN? • COUTINHO and the 1978 World Cup! Brazil deserves it... HOW WAS 1993? THE MAGICAL YEAR OF PALMEIRAS AND SÃO PAULO • 1993: The Year of Epic Palmeiras Titles... #guaranifc #brazilianchampionship #retrofootball #football70s #zenon